Latest Property News

• UK property market hits a turning point
  

  Published 26th Oct 2010

  Countrywide reports monthly increases in both new rental instructions (up 1.78%) and new estate agency instructions (up 16.21%), as well as overall mortgage applications (up by 1%)

• Landlord wins buy-to-let case against surveyor
  

  Published 25th Oct 2010

  A buy-to-let landlord has won a long-running legal case against a surveyor judged to have overestimated the rental income on a new-build flat, paving the way for future challenges from other aggrieved investors

• 'Cheesegrater' project revived as London office market recovers
  

  Published 25th Oct 2010

  The London office market is coming back to life, with the "Cheesegrater" and the "Walkie Talkie" buildings both being given the green light within a week

• Mortgage lending hits a 10-year-low in September
  

  Published 25th Oct 2010

  Mortgage lending has plunged to a 10-year-low during September as activity in the housing market remained subdued, figures from the British Bankers' Association revealed today

• Hotelier leaves home for a week so it can be decorated . . . then 15 jobless Italian squatters move in
  

  Published 21st Oct 2010

  In the middle of completely refurbishing his five-bedroom house, Connan Gupta felt he deserved a week off

• Mortgage lending at lowest September level for ten years
  

  Published 20th Oct 2010

  Mortgage lending slumped to its lowest September level for a decade as activity in the housing market remained muted, figures showed today

• Property asking prices perk up in October
  

  Published 18th Oct 2010

  Property asking prices in England and Wales rose for the first time in four months in October, with sellers responding to seasonal pressures instead of market fundamentals, a survey showed Monday